Open SF History Photos

Fremont near Harrison
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Fremont near Harrison

View northeast across Fremont to Pickthall Supply Co., engineers supplies, 321 Fremont; E.W. Tucker & Co. engineers, machinists and general contractors,347-349 Fremont [Fremont East side bet Folsom & Harrison dpwbook25 dpw5911]

Rincon Hill
Fremont & Harrison
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Fremont & Harrison

View northeast across Fremont to E.W. Tucker & Co. engineers, machinists and general contractors,347-349 Fremont, St. Brendan's Roman Catholic Church, which replaced a larger St. Brendan's destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906. Downtown skyline and Ferry Building in background. [Fremont St East side North from Harrison dpwbook25 dpw5912]

Rincon Hill
Main Library
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Main Library

Main Library in Civic Center, at corner of McAllister and Larkin Streets. View northeast from Larkin and Fulton.

Civic Center
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

[Aerial views over downtown dpwbook25 dpw5924] Market Street. Sutter Street at right

Financial District
Music Concourse
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Music Concourse

Golden Gate Park. [Music Stand 7-1-26 P20] Also known as the Spreckels Temple of Music, Band Stand, 1926.

Golden Gate Park
Civic Center Aerial
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Civic Center Aerial

View southeast over Civic Center. City Hall, Old Main Library, Civic Auditorium, Hotel Whitcomb. California Hall at bottom. [Aerial views over Civic Center. Van Ness Avenue at right, 8th & Market at upper left dpwbook25 dpw5925]

Civic Center
Civic Center
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Civic Center

Aerial views over Civic Center dpwbook25 dpw5926] City Hall, Civic Auditorium. Welcome Home Victory Monument in Plaza.

Civic Center
Embardero Aerial
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Embardero Aerial

[Aerial views over downtown dpwbook25 dpw5927] Piers north of Ferry Building. Telegraph Hill at left

Telegraph Hill
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

[Aerial views over downtown dpwbook25 dpw5930] View southeast over Financial District and South of Market. Montgomery, 2nd & Market Sts. at far right center. Rincon Hill at upper right.

Financial District
Downtown Aerial
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Downtown Aerial

view directed southeast from above Eddy St. to Market Street, Flood building and Emporium at center, Humboldt Bank Building at left, U.S. Mint at right[Aerial views over downtown dpwbook25 dpw5931]

Tenderloin
Fell & Stanyan
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Fell & Stanyan

Gas station, 'Shell Company of California' at northeast corner of Fell and Stanyan Streets. Panhandle at right. [Fell & Stanyan Sts] dpwbook25 dpw5933]

Panhandle
Van Ness & Pine
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Van Ness & Pine

View west across Van Ness toward Standard Oil gas station. (The station..a replacement facility.. is maintained as the last Standard Oil gas station in the state of California, as of 2020.) Pete Boatman auto repairing in the background. Buildings on Pine have all been demolished. Red Crown Gasoline signs, at left Fisk Rubber Co., Atlas Auto Top Manufacturing Co., Hotel Aetna 1617 Pine, [Van Ness & Pine Sts] [dpwbook25 dpw5934]

Pacific Heights
Great Highway & Taraval
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Great Highway & Taraval

Pedestrian tunnel and bulkhead. [Great Highway at Taraval St] dpwbook25 dpwA6960]

Sunset Outer
Baker & Hayes
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Baker & Hayes

View East at northeast corner of Baker and Hayes. Standard Oil gas station. [dpwbook25 dpw5935]

Panhandle
Columbus & Mason
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Columbus & Mason

View North on Columbus at Mason, Hotel Buona Vista (site of North Beach Library) at right. (original description is wrong) [dpwbook25 dpw5961]

North Beach
Kezar Tennis Court
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Kezar Tennis Court

[Kezar Tennis Court 8/15/26 P22] Construction of the Kezar Tennis Courts, now the Kezar Parking Lot on Staynan and Frederick.

Golden Gate Park
Great Highway near Lincoln
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Great Highway near Lincoln

View south on Great Highway toward Lincoln Way. [Great Highway S from Lincoln Way] [dpwbook25 dpw5963] Lunch counter building in background left. Buildings along lower Great Highway in distance including side view of Breaker's Roadhouse.

Sunset Outer
Great Highway
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Great Highway

Great Highway bordered by dunes and grasses. Seal Rocks and Cliff House in distance. Probably near foot of Kirkham St.. [5965 4-25-19 Great Highway looking N.][dpwbook25 dpw5965]

Sunset Outer
Great Highway
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Great Highway

View looking South from foot of Point Lobos Ave. First section of Ocean Beach Esplanade complete. Ocean Beach Pavilion, Lurline / Olympic Pump Station, Golden Gate Park windmills, old Beach Chalet in distance. [5466 4-25-19 Great Highway][dpwbook25 dpw5966]

Sutro Heights
Florida & Peralta
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Florida & Peralta

View west on Peralta near Fliorida, showing new construction. Bernal Herights in background. [dpwbook25 dpw5967]

Peralta Heights